Description The House Sparrow is short and stocky with short legs and a a thick bill. Brown and black streaking on their back the breast and belly are a dull gray. Males in breeding plummage have a gray crown and a chestnut brown the borders the crown and extends down the nect. The cheeks and side of the neck is white and a black bib extends to the throat and meets the stripe in front of the eye. The bill is dark gray black and the legs are pale brown. The female has a grayish brown corn and a grayish stripe above the eye, a light brown back with grayish brown wings. When the male is immature is resembles a female.

Lifecycle The House Sparrow is aggressive in seeking out a nesting site and will often evict previous occupants and even build over an active nest with live nestlings. he female lays 5-6 cremeish, blue speckled eggs. After the eggs hatch, birds like a female but without white and thing around their eyes. Later they loose their feathers and grow new ones. That is what happens during breeding for the House Sparrow.

Habitat House Sparrows live almost all over the world. They are originally from Europe, Northern Africa, and most of Asia. House Sparrows are introduced to the Americas. They are not a migratory bird, which means they doe not migrate. They are found in North America and the Caribbean. Alaska is the only state that it does not live in the U.S. That is were the House Sparrows live.

Diet Some of the foods that the House Sparrow eats are flower buds, leaf buds, young fruits, ripe freshly fruits, cherries, grapes, peaches, seeds, cicadas, moths, grains, bread, and last but not least, scraps. They also been seen sipping nectar from some flowers in forests and in urban parts of some cities.